Advocacy & Legal Campaigns

Providing a voice for the Bay – both “in support of” and “opposed to” decisions that impact its health.

Clean Water Act – Impaired Waters

Clean Water Act Timeline:
October 18, 1972 – Birthday of the Clean Water Act
1977 - NPDES Permit regulations established
1990 – Phase I Storm Water Regulations Established for Industrial
Facilities, Construction >5 acres, and Large and...

Fertilizer Challenge

The Barnegat Bay Fertilizer Challenge is a campaign by Save Barnegat Bay to help reduce the nitrogen pollution from lawn fertilizers. Your participation is the key.
The excess nitrogen is responsible for the abundance of algae, which crowds out...

Legislation

After creating the nation’s strongest fertilizer law, we are promoting a package of bills that will require the Department of Transportation to use only native vegetation, require the state to create nutrient standards, develop a pollution budget...